Medical research
Researchers use a 3D printer to make bone-like material (w/ video)
It looks like bone. It feels like bone. For the most part, it acts like bone. And it came off an inkjet printer.
Nov 29, 2011
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News tagged with 3d printer
Surgery
Engineers harness the power of 3-D printing to help train surgeons, shorten surgery times
A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help train surgeons and shorten surgeries for the most common hip disorder found in children ages 9 to 16. In a recent study, researchers showed ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Cardiology
Surgeon uses 3D technology to make model heart for 4-year-old patient
Adaenelie Gonzalez had two open heart surgeries by the time she was 4.
Jan 21, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
First 3D-bioprinting of entire active tumor
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have printed an entire active and viable glioblastoma tumor using a 3D printer. The 3D-bioprinted tumor includes a complex system of blood vessel-like tubes through which blood cells and ...
Aug 18, 2021
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Surgery
In Togo, hi-tech orthopaedic care goes through crucial test
In a consulting room in Togo's capital, Lome, Geraldo Emmanuel—handicapped since birth six years ago—waits patiently on a bed while a digital scan is taken of his right leg.
Jun 23, 2018
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Surgery
Using rapid prototyping technology in complicated surgeries
At Auburn University, the latest in printing technology is literally going to the dogs, cats and other animals. Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine is among the first veterinary programs in the United States to use three-dimensional ...
Dec 4, 2013
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Other
Japan firm offers 3D model of foetus
Expectant parents in Japan who can't wait to show the world what their baby will look like can now buy a three-dimensional model of the foetus to pass around their friends.
Nov 27, 2012
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Medical research
Engineered ovary implant restores fertility in mice
Northwestern University scientists created a prosthetic ovary using a 3D printer - an implant that allowed mice that had their ovaries surgically removed to bear live young. The results will be presented Saturday, April 2, ...
Apr 1, 2016
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Monitoring critical blood levels in real time in the ICU
No larger than a pack of chewing gum, the prototype developed by EPFL's Integrated Systems Laboratory (LSI) is deceptively simple in appearance. But this little black case with two thin tubes sticking out contains some real ...
Oct 22, 2015
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Surgery
Multimaterial 3D printers create realistic hands-on models for neurosurgical training
Researchers from the University of Malaya in Malaysia, with collaboration from researchers from the University of Portsmouth and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, announce the creation of a cost-effective two-part ...
Dec 10, 2013
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